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Dreams Bass Tone Settings — The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band · late 1960s–early 1970s · Southern rock
Original Recording
Bass
Modified 1972 Fender Jazz Bass (nicknamed 'The Tractor')
Pickups
Two Fender Jazz Bass pickups plus added Hagstrom Bi‑Sonic single‑coil in neck position
Amp
Likely Ampeg flip‑top bass amp (e.g., Ampeg SVT style)
Pickup Position
both (three‑pickup configuration used together for tone blending)
Berry Oakley used a heavily modified Jazz Bass with three pickups; recording engineer Tom Dowd often mic’d bass amps rather than using DI, giving a warm, room‑captured tone
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6.5
Gain0
Treble5
Presence4
compression3
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Tone Character
- warm
- round
- slightly overdriven
- walking bass foundation
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.